And, yeah brotherswhile white America sings about the unsinkable molly brown(who was hustling the titanicwhen it went down)I sing to thee of Shinethe stoker who was hip enough to flee the fucking shipand let the white folks drownwith screams on their lips(jumped his black ass into the dark sea, Shine did,broke free from the straining steel).Yeah, I sing to thee of Shineand how the millionaire banker stood on the deckand pulled from his pockets a million dollar checksaying Shine Shine save poor meand I'll give you all the money a black boy needsâ€”how Shine looked at the money and then at the seaand said jump in muthafucka and swim like meâ€”and Shine swam onâ€”Shine swam onâ€”and how the banker's daughter ran naked on the deckwith her pink tits trembling and her pants roun her neckscreaming Shine Shine save poor meand I'll give you all the pussy a black boy needsâ€”how Shine said now pussy is good and that's no jivebut you got to swim not fuck to stay aliveâ€”And Shine swam on Shine Swam onâ€”

How Shine swam past a preacher afloating on a boardcrying save me nigger Shine in the name of the Lordâ€”and how the preacher grabbed Shine's arm and broke his strokeâ€”how Shine pulled his shank and cut the preacher's throatâ€”And Shine swam onâ€”Shine swam onâ€”And when news hit shore that the titanic had sunkShine was up in Harlem damn near drunkâ€”